NorthStar

Occupations/51-6021.00

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

75%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

15%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

62%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.

  • Mostly routine

    Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.

  • Task

    Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
  2. 02Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  3. 03Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
  4. 04Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
  5. 05Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
  6. 06Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.84
  • Degree of automation2.55
  • Time sitting1.55
  • Originality (ability)1.88
  • Conflict situations2.05
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.24
  • Outdoors / weather1.58
  • Disease exposure1.15
  • Decision freedom2.69

Top abilities

  • Manual Dexterity3.62
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
  • Near Vision3.25
  • Control Precision3.25
  • Multilimb Coordination3.12
  • Finger Dexterity3.12
  • Trunk Strength3.00
  • Reaction Time3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.00
  • Active Listening2.00
  • Writing1.75
  • Speaking2.12
  • Mathematics1.62
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.50
  • Active Learning2.12
  • Learning Strategies1.75
  • Monitoring2.38

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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